Republican China (1911-1949)

Course

2010-2011

Description

This history course studies the transitional period between the fall of the Qing dynasty and the founding of the People’s Republic of China, with special attention to the themes of nationalism, revolution, and social and cultural transformation. It covers major events chronologically, from the founding of the Republic of China, the May Fourth movement, the Nationalist Revolution, the Resistance War against Japan, to the Communist Revolution, and critically engages with the current historiography on them.